Bugs and pest can be a huge nuisance to any garden and it is best you deal with them in a timely fashion. These bugs and pest can damage and destroy your vegetables and various other plants in your garden. It is best to prevent them for occurring but if that fails there are various ways and methods that you can use to get rid of them or kill them. There are a lot of chemicals and sprays that one can use to kill and destroy bugs but at times this can tend to affect the plant and other plants near it. So most people are now resorting to using non chemicals ways and means of getting rid of bugs and pests.
They have opted to killing and getting rid of these bugs and pest through eco friendly means and methods. Non chemical means and methods are very good to both the environment and Mother Nature as a whole. There are numerous non chemical ways and methods of preventing, controlling, and killing bugs, pest, insects, and diseases. Not only do chemicals destroy plants but they can also cause allergic reactions and a various host of other problems. The reason and the desire to live positively, protect your children, and grow organic fresh produce are other reasons why most people are now opting for non chemical bug, pest, insect, and disease control. If done properly and effectively non chemical control can be very effective and efficient in taking care of bugs, pest, insects, and disease.
One of the simplest and easiest methods of taking care of bugs, pests, insects, and disease is through disease resistant vegetables and plants. You should select plants and vegetables that are strong and resistant to pests, bugs and disease. You must choose and select varieties of plants that are resistant. Due to advances in technology and research such seeds and plants have been developed and perfected over the years and now there are all sorts of seeds and plants that are probe to all sorts of risks.
Another insect, bug, pest, and disease resistant methods is that of watering your garden early. You should irrigate and water your plants early in the day. It is best to keep your plants and vegetables well irrigated ad watered and it is recommended that you do this early in the day and not later in the day. This is done so that the plants dry off before night fall. Plants and plant foliage that is wet or stays wet for too long tends to be attacked by leaf diseases. The plant or the plant foliage is more likely to be attacked and affected by leaf disease if it stays wet too long. Fungi will start to grow on various parts on the plant that is the leaves, stem, and even the flower buds. This is the case if the plant stays wet for too long and of the plant stays wet over night and through the night. Fungi tend to spread quickly and faster in the night and in cool environments.
Crop rotation is another great way to protect and control bugs, diseases, and pests. So make sure you do not plant the same plant or family plant in the same spot or area in following seasons. Also you can opt to place a paper collar around your vegetables and crops so that they cut worms out of vegetables or plants. You can also use commercial baits or you pour beer in a pan and keep it in the vicinity of the plants somewhere in the garden so that bugs and pest are attracted to the beer and not your plants. Finally there are certain bugs and insects such as lady bugs and praying mantises that are beneficial to your garden. They control and eliminate bugs and pests to your garden.
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